Nursing at Vanguard
Vanguard graduates about 50 nursing majors a year, 12% of its graduating class. That puts it 200th of 597 schools we score for nursing, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $102,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.
Nearby in the nursing ranking
Other strong majors at Vanguard
- Communications & media 56 · #428
- Health & pre-med fields 51 · #561
- Education 51 · #565
- Art, music & theater 50 · #619
- Psychology 48 · #598
- Sociology & anthropology 48 · #462
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Vanguard with every school we score in nursing. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.